Knowing proper handling and first-aid techniques can save lots of money and grief when raising livestock on your farm. Jacki Martinez Perkins, a long-time homesteader and MOFGA's dairy specialist, will demonstrate livestock handling with an interactive Q&A at Misty Brook Farm. Please wear footwear that can be bleached for biosecurity purposes. REGISTER HERE.MOFGA’s Farm Training Project […]
Learn how to grow a garden of beautiful & medicinal plants that can be used to care for yourself and your family. Emily Springer of Meeting House Herb Farm in Scarborough, Maine, presents a workshop on how plants have been used for centuries in home apothecaries, and offers tips on how you can establish your […]
This introductory one and half-day in-person field course is suitable for new or beginning chainsaw operators, and is designed to serve women and non-binary participants. Our overwhelming focus is on safety and creating a space where participants feel comfortable asking questions and learning at their own pace. Chainsaws are serious business. Topics to be covered […]
Join Conservation biologist Aleta McKeage to learn about the role assisted tree species migration may play in maintaining resilient forests in Maine and help MOFGA and Waldo SWCD establish a small climate-adapted tree research site. During this hands-on volunteer workday, we'll briefly discuss the stresses native trees are currently experiencing, explore the risks and benefits […]
This class will be held in person in Damariscotta. Fee: $45; $30 for MOFGA members Free for Journeyperson program participants, veterans and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Scholarships available – apply here Learn to topwork (graft) new disease-resistant, cider, dessert or heritage varieties onto your existing trees! Top working is the type of grafting that […]
This class is taught and hosted by the Maine Ecological Design School. It is being held at MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center in Unity. Course Dates: May 21-22, June 11-12, July 8-10, July 29-31, August 26-28 The Permaculture Design Certificate Course (also known as a PDC) is offered all over the world in various formats […]
This event is priced on a sliding scale; please pay what you are able. Suggested pricing is $75 ($60 for MOFGA members.)Join this hands-on workshop for an introduction to the world of natural dyeing using plant pigments! Indigenous peoples have been dyeing cloth, baskets and other objects for many generations. Many plants and trees growing […]
Join us for The Maine Organic Marketplace’s inaugural seedling sale! The frost has passed, the soil’s warming up, and it’s time to start putting your seedlings in the ground. From 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. seedlings and plants will be available to purchase outside of our storefront in Freeport on the lawn. We are excited […]
Farmer to Farmer in the Field is a series of monthly free farmer-led, farm-based tours and education geared towards advanced and established farmers.Join us at South Paw Farm to discuss the practice and benefits of soil moisture monitoring. We will tour some fields and discuss how the South Paw crew have utilized this practice to […]
This workshop will focus on body mechanics and movement patterns to help avoid potential work related musculoskeletal injuries while farming. We will discuss and practice ideal vs real, and ways to modify to get the work done safely and efficiently. After the workshop with Cynthia, there will be a tour of Wolfe Neck Center’s vegetable […]
Hosted by the Monhegan Historical & Cultural Museum Association. Todd Little-Siebold is a Professor of History at the College of the Atlantic and works with the Maine Heritage Orchard at MOFGA tracking down, documenting and preserving Maine's heirloom apples. He has focused on the history of apples in downeast Maine for over a decade working […]
Join Emily Springer from Meeting House Herb Farm and Herb Growers Collaborative for an introductory workshop on organic medicinal herb growing in the Northeast. Emily will cover herbs that grow well in the northeast, herbs that can improve soil health and compliment a vegetable crop plan, pricing and markets, drying room tips and safe processing. […]
Do you have a small number of fruit trees and wish they produced a nice crop of tasty fruit, but don't want to use chemicals or commit to a complicated, time-intensive management routine? Join us for this workshop on low-intervention, yet effective, methods of organic fruit tree care. Edgar Evenkeel, orchardist & arborist, will talk […]
This event is being offered on a sliding scale from $0-$25. Please pay what you are able. Join MOFGA’s Orchard Coordinator, Laura Sieger, for an online presentation about the holistic approaches to orchard care that she and others use at the Maine Heritage Orchard in Unity. These techniques involve the use of organic sprays and amendments, and […]
This introductory one and half-day in-person field course is suitable for new or beginning chainsaw operators. Our overwhelming focus is on safety and creating a space where participants feel comfortable asking questions and learning at their own pace. Chainsaws are serious business. Topics to be covered include personal protective equipment (PPE), saw operation and maintenance, […]
Learn to build a cob oven at the beautiful Lundquist homestead in Wilton, Maine! Wood fired earth ovens make it possible to bake incredible crusty breads and pizzas outdoors at home. We will construct an earth oven during this hands-on 2-day workshop, giving participants the skills and confidence to build their own.Jesse Stevens, experienced outdoor […]
Please join us at the Portersfield Cider Tasting Room in Pownal, Maine, to celebrate the extraordinary past nine years of growth since the inception of the Maine Heritage Orchard to this momentous stage in raising $2 million as a part of MOFGA’s “Together We Grow” 50th anniversary campaign to endow the future of the orchard […]
Join the farmers of Sound Pine Farm and MOFGA’s Crop Specialist, Caleb Goossen, for a tour focused on how to use soil health practices for crop production on leased land. Sound Pine Farm is a diversified vegetable farm offering a free choice CSA to the greater Brunswick area. REGISTER HERE.MOFGA’s Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops […]
Well-managed pasture leads to healthier, more productive animals and healthier soils. At the same time, poorly handled manure can be a breeding ground for unwanted bacteria and pathogens and can increase fly populations. One creature that ought to come up more during conversations about manure management & pasturing animals is the scarab beetle, commonly known as […]
Join Isabel Stearns, the fiber artist behind The Felted Acorns, for a hands-on needle felting workshop! This class will be held in a small group setting (limit: 10 people) inside MOFGA’s store, the Maine Organic Marketplace, in Freeport, Maine. At this workshop you’ll be introduced to the basic techniques of needle felting as you create […]
This event is part of the The Maine Conference for Jewish Life. This year is shmita, meaning “release,” also referred to as “the sabbath for the land”. According to Jewish law farmers are meant to “release” their land every seven years, take an agricultural sabbatical and let their fields lie fallow. What can we learn […]
Join us at Calyx Farm for pizza, childcare and a farmer-led conversation about farming while raising a family! Come connect on a variety of topics from tactics, failures and resiliency. Please pre-register for this session so we can provide adequate food and fulfill childcare needs.REGISTER HERE.Farmer to Farmer in the Field is a series of […]
Seek-No-Further Farmstead is a small, queer-owned and operated farm in Monroe. They produce vegetables year round, goat milk and yogurt, and early season tulips using sustainable practices that maintain and improve soil and pasture health. In this workshop and tour, they will share their diversified farming practices, including rotational grazing and intensive vegetable gardens. REGISTER […]
MOFGA’s orchards celebrate and preserve our heritage of tree fruit diversity, demonstrate innovative polycultural orcharding and regenerate soil vitality. The Maine Heritage Orchard is a ten-acre educational preservation orchard with more than 300 varieties of apples and pears traditionally grown in Maine. We are adding more varieties each year. The collection includes varieties from all […]
The Blue Hill Public Library will sponsor a talk with Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Executive Director Sarah Alexander about PFAS on Thursday, June 23 at 6:00pm in the library's Howard room as part of the Slaven Lecture Series. PFAS, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a hot topic in the agricultural […]
This event is hosted by the Maine Grain Alliance and precedes Bread & Brews, a celebration of local grains, which begins at 2:30 pm, right as this workshop ends.Whether you are a home pizza aficionado or looking to start a pizza program at your pub or brewery, this workshop will equip attendees with ways to use […]
Join us on the MOFGA grounds for a celebration of Maine-grown grain & the people who use it to make bread and beer! Try beer from local breweries, learn about grain at demos & workshops, and enjoy good food and music. Local breweries will be sharing their brews alongside music, food vendors and workshops all afternoon.The […]
Have you had any questions on your mind as you work in your garden this season? Perhaps you have a pest you're dealing with or are wondering about succession planting. Or maybe you want some tips on how to help your growing plants thrive! Join us for a lunchtime Gardening Q&A so we can help […]
Join for a conversation on equity and justice in agriculture, grounded in self reflection of our own power and privilege, and how our position influences our work as farmers. There will be pre-work expected for all attendees. In addition to this conversation, we will tour the Gemstead where Genna and Gina, both past apprentices and […]
This introductory one and half-day in-person field course is suitable for new or beginning chainsaw operators. Our overwhelming focus is on safety and creating a space where participants feel comfortable asking questions and learning at their own pace. Chainsaws are serious business. Topics to be covered include personal protective equipment (PPE), saw operation and maintenance, […]
Stonecipher Farm is an organic vegetable farm in Bowdoinham, run by Ian Jerolmack and Emily Goodchild. They converted from 12 acres tilled, to 4 acres no till starting in 2019. They earn more money, have better products, water less, fertilize less, have no weeds and enjoy a more tranquil environment because of it. Ian and […]
Join Caleb Goossen, MOFGA's Crops Specialist, for a "walk & talk" at a community garden in Portland with a focus on identifying and learning how to deal with common vegetable crop pests & diseases. Caleb will help identify pest or disease issues that we find in the gardens and share his go-to methods mitigating their […]
This half-day field course taught by foresters, soil scientists and experienced land managers is a great introduction to the basics of forest ecology and active stewardship. While touring Hidden Valley Nature Center, we will cover woodland ecology, silviculture, legal issues, management plans, forest tending activities and more. Designed for those with beginner to intermediate experience […]
For nearly a decade Graham and Emily Mallory have been working to reclaim farmland and develop silvopastures at their land in Jackson to create a biodiverse landscape supporting livestock and wildlife. Wood harvests large and small, forestry mulching, pastured broilers, hog tillage, frost seeding, bale grazing and both intensive and extensively managed ruminant grazing have […]
Join us for our first Gather & Grow tour of the season! Since moving to South Portland in 2016, Travis and Anne have worked to reclaim their half-acre backyard from a thicket of invasives and create a small suburban homestead. Along the way they've built a four season irrigated garden, greenhouse, and chicken coop. The […]
Becoming a licensed dairy producer can be a daunting task. Please join Grace Pond Farm and MOFGA’s dairy specialist Jacki Perkins for a farm tour and lively discussion of dairy production, and its counterpart, the value added market. Grace Pond Farm's organically certified dairy herd spends long, happy, grass-fed days chewing the cud. Their dairy […]
Join Emily Springer from Infusion Herb Company and learn how to make a soothing skin salve from sunny Calendula blossoms. This is a hands on workshop and participants will go home with a handout and their own hand crafted salve made during the class. The class will focus on the herbal benefits of calendula for […]
Join us to learn some new skills & enjoy a summer's day on the MOFGA grounds!This free & family-friendly event is open to all. All workshops are hands-on ... come learn with us • Try out a scythe or expand your scything know-how! Learn about sharpening & peening a blade; mowing technique; making hay and […]
Join MOFGA executive director Sarah Alexander for sun tea, local, organic baked goods, and a special tour of Triple Chick Farm with new farm managers Adam and Anna Perkins.This event is free but requires registration.REGISTER HEREQuestions? Contact Elizabeth Lucy: [email protected]
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